Indonesia at Melbourne

The broader implication is a shift in how political contestation is understood. When criticism is framed through the language of security and foreignness, political debate moves away from questions of policy and towards questions of belonging, which, ironically, are then used to isolate and exclude many loyal Indonesians who love their country.

With the global financial crisis triggered by the military escalation in the Middle East set to squeeze Indonesia’s economy, the president will have to navigate fiscal pressures from rising global oil prices, fracturing elites, and increasing social and economic grievances. In this online seminar, regular Indonesia at Melbourne contributors — Riandy Laksono, Ahmad Syarif Syechab...

In this episode, Dr Murni Sianturi challenges some of the most deeply held assumptions about schooling, knowledge, and what it means to learn. Her research in West Papua pushes back on three pervasive myths: that indigenous parents don't care about their children's education, that learning only happens in formal schools, and that indigenous communities are problems to be solved ...

Two factors have placed Indonesian foreign policy in this uncomfortable position: the president's deep-seated distrust of the foreign policy establishment, and his inability — or unwillingness — to separate loyalty from expertise in assembling his foreign policy team.

Ultimately, the issue is not simply whether Indonesia supports or opposes the proposed e-commerce tariffs moratorium. It is also about how Indonesia navigates a changing global trade landscape where rules are now increasingly shaped outside traditional multilateral forums.